FPL DEFCON stats
Defensive Contributions (DEFCON)
DEF/MID ranked by actual DEFCON points earned this season (2 pts for crossing the per-match qualifying-actions threshold) — filter by ownership to separate the household names from the ones nobody's picking up on.
| # | Player | Team | Pos | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainoo | MUN | MID | £5.5m | 1.6% | 8 | 2.03 | 22 |
| 2 | Murillo | NFO | DEF | £5.5m | 2.1% | 8 | 1.60 | 23 |
| 3 | Silva | BOU | DEF | £5.0m | 0.4% | 8 | 1.60 | 13 |
| 4 | Hill | BOU | DEF | £5.5m | 0.8% | 6 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 5 | Pinnock | COV | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 6 | 1.91 | 14 |
| 6 | Schuster | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 6 | 2.13 | 21 |
| 7 | Janelt | BRE | MID | £5.0m | 2.5% | 6 | 1.20 | 28 |
| 8 | Thomas | COV | DEF | £4.0m | 8.5% | 6 | 1.24 | 24 |
| 9 | Lacroix | CHE | DEF | £5.9m | 6.8% | 6 | 1.48 | 13 |
| 10 | Richards | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.6% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 11 | Branthwaite | EVE | DEF | £5.5m | 2.4% | 6 | 1.20 | 27 |
| 12 | Diop | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 12.7% | 6 | 1.20 | 12 |
| 13 | Egan | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 7.0% | 6 | 1.24 | 26 |
| 14 | Muharemović | LEE | DEF | £5.0m | 4.3% | 6 | 1.20 | 27 |
| 15 | Stach | LEE | MID | £6.0m | 2.5% | 6 | 1.21 | 27 |
| 16 | Ampadu | LEE | MID | £5.4m | 0.9% | 6 | 1.20 | 21 |
| 17 | Thiaw | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 2.2% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 18 | Botman | NEW | DEF | £5.0m | 0.7% | 6 | 1.20 | 15 |
| 19 | Ballard | SUN | DEF | £4.9m | 2.5% | 6 | 1.20 | 14 |
| 20 | M.Sangaré | BRE | MID | £5.6m | 9.9% | 6 | 1.68 | 22 |
| 21 | Tielemans | MUN | MID | £5.8m | 1.5% | 4 | 0.90 | 14 |
| 22 | Scott | BOU | MID | £6.1m | 5.8% | 4 | 0.81 | 30 |
| 23 | Adams | BOU | MID | £5.0m | 0.3% | 4 | 1.29 | 12 |
| 24 | Ajer | BRE | DEF | £4.5m | 3.9% | 4 | 0.80 | 21 |
| 25 | Fofana | CHE | DEF | £5.0m | 0.2% | 4 | 1.15 | 8 |
| 26 | Mykolenko | EVE | DEF | £4.6m | 4.2% | 4 | 0.80 | 27 |
| 27 | Ndiaye | MCI | MID | £5.8m | 6.7% | 4 | 0.94 | 22 |
| 28 | O'Shea | IPS | DEF | £4.0m | 2.7% | 4 | 0.80 | 10 |
| 29 | Justin | LEE | DEF | £4.5m | 1.4% | 4 | 0.80 | 26 |
| 30 | L.Miley | NEW | MID | £5.5m | 0.1% | 4 | 0.91 | 12 |
| 31 | Milenković | NFO | DEF | £5.4m | 1.0% | 4 | 1.33 | 12 |
| 32 | Anderson | MCI | MID | £6.3m | 4.0% | 4 | 0.87 | 15 |
| 33 | Vuskovic | BHA | DEF | £5.0m | 3.7% | 4 | 0.82 | 32 |
| 34 | Bentancur | TOT | MID | £5.5m | 0.2% | 4 | 0.97 | 15 |
| 35 | Mukiele | SUN | DEF | £5.4m | 1.9% | 4 | 1.00 | 13 |
| 36 | Xhaka | SUN | MID | £5.5m | 3.6% | 4 | 0.80 | 21 |
| 37 | Schlager | NFO | MID | £5.0m | 0.1% | 4 | 0.96 | 13 |
| 38 | Charles | FUL | MID | £5.0m | 0.1% | 4 | 1.19 | 13 |
| 39 | Mendy | HUL | DEF | £4.1m | 6.3% | 4 | 1.45 | 25 |
| 40 | Khalaili | CRY | DEF | £5.0m | 0.3% | 4 | 0.95 | 19 |
35 DEF/MID have already hit the DEFCON threshold in Gameweek 5.
Live tracker →What is DEFCON in FPL?
Defensive Contribution (DEFCON) is a scoring category introduced for the 2025/26 season: 2 points for crossing a per-match threshold of defensive actions. Defenders need 10 combined clearances, blocks, interceptions and tackles (CBIT) in a match; midfielders and forwards need 12, and for them ball recoveries count towards the total as well as CBIT.
It rewards defensive work that used to earn nothing in FPL — a centre-back who doesn't score or keep a clean sheet but puts in a heavy defensive shift can still return points. The threshold resets every match, there's no partial credit below it and no bonus above it, so going 20/10 scores the same 2 points as going 10/10.
The table above shows DEFCON points earned so far this season, from real per-gameweek data. For who's on track to hit the threshold in the matches happening right now, see the live DEFCON tracker once a gameweek is underway.